ISLANDS' COUNTRIES
THE DNA OF MUSIC
ALASKA
AIRPORT STORES
OH, THE IRONY!
IT "IS" WHAT IT "IS"
Final Jeopardy
200
Lizard Island
&
Kangaroo Island
Australia
200
In her song "Can't Be Tamed", she sings "it's set in my DNA"; her dad, Billy Ray, passed down to her some of that genetic code
Miley Cyrus
200
Alaska has more of these birds than any other U.S. state --and that's not even counting the ones on the backs of quarters
bald eagles
200
In 2021, the dry stout brand opened a bar in Dublin airport's terminal 1
Guinness
200
"Tall" is actually among the shorter group of cup sizes at this national coffee chain
Starbucks
200
It's thought that about 40% of Americans can trace their ancestry through this immigration station, seen here
Ellis Island
200
WORLD LANDMARKS
Also famously cracked like the Liberty Bell, this 14-ton landmark still sounds its distinctive bong every hour
400
Phuket
&
Ko Samui
Thailand
400
A Kidz Bop version of her 2017 song opens "I just took a DNA test, turns out I'm 100% that kid"
Lizzo
400
The 4 largest cities in the U.S. by area are all in Alaska: Sitka, Juneau, Wrangell, and this city, also the most populous
Anchorage
400
Hungry? Many restaurants at Incheon airport serve bibimbap as well as this, the national dish of South Korea
kimchi
400
Even though it anagrams to "vote loser", it's the surname of two men who were elected U.S. president
Roosevelt
400
Uncle Dan turned 50, got a Corvette, got hair plugs, got a tattoo... I think he's having a "midlife" this
crisis
400
Also famously cracked like the Liberty Bell, this 14-ton landmark still sounds its distinctive bong every hour
Big Ben
600
Ithaca
&
Paros
Greece
600
This boy band kicked off their DNA World Tour in 2022; they sang "I Want It That Way" & other hits
Back Street Boys
600
Part of a 24-year quest to circle the globe on foot, Karl Bushby hiked and swam from Alaska to this country in 2006
Russia
600
Pacific Coast News and Thinking Canada are two stores at YVR, the 3-letter code for an airport serving this major city
Vancouver
600
Though it's said to "gather no moss", this magazine featured Elisabeth Moss on its cover in 2010
Rolling Stone
600
The birthplaces of B.B. King, Muddy Waters & Robert Johnson are markers on this state's "Blues Trail"
Mississippi
800
Tenerife
&
Minorca
Spain
800
For their hit song "DNA", this K-pop band released a video in which they dance and form a double helix
BTS
800
Before its native name Denali was restored in 2015, America's tallest peak was named for this guy who never set foot in Alaska
William McKinley
800
African Origins and MadeInSA are two craft stores in O.R. Tambo airport, a hub located in this city
Johannesburg
800
Dimes and quarters are 91.67% copper and, ironically, 8.33% this
nickel
800
Like a mythological character who loved his own reflection, people with this personality style are in love with themselves
narcissism
1000
Komodo
&
Java
Indonesia
1000
"I got, I got, I got, I got loyalty, got royalty,
inside my DNA" is a lyric in a 2017 rap hit by this Pulitzer winner
Kendrick Lamar
1000
A 1988 New York Times review counted over 275 diverse characters in "Alaska", the "latest huge novel" by this author
Michener
1000
There's a Louisville Slugger store in Louisville Muhammad Ali Intl. Airport; there's also a store named after this racetrack
Churchill Downs
1000
Even though his first name ends with "war", this president of Egypt won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1978
Anwar Sadat
1000
Used to make comparisons, this hyphenated phrase literally means "face-to-face" in French
vis-à-vis